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I ygfltitt tetrstrnt @fitta RICHARD IOHL, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TC OSWALD UNGER,

' OF SAME PLACE.

Letters .Patent No. 77,089, dated April 21, 1868.

IMPROVEDA SKATE.

Know all men that I, RICHARD IOHL, of Port Huron, in the county-of St. Clair, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Skates; Aand I do declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereof, reference being lhad to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, and being a part-of this specification.

Figure 1 is a top view of my inventiou.`

Figure 2 is a. view .of the heel-plate from'the rear.

Figure 3 is a side view of my skate. l

The same letters indicate like parts in each gure.

This invention consists in manufacturing a skate to be used without straps, the fastening of Awhich to the boot can be done with but little trouble and in a short space of time.

I have succeeded in making such. a skate, by which I do without the use of straps, and so arranged that when in use the weight of the wearer causes thcskate to spring and hold itself firmly on the foot.

To accomplish this, I take a suitable piece of steel, which I form into the runner A, turned up, as at B, to receive the`heel-plate C. The heel-plate is firmly attached, by screws, or in any other suitable manner. The forward end of the runner is bent up, as at D, and the bar E runs back sufficiently far to act as a slide upon which work the boot-clamps. G is a short lever, .attached to the slide H by a suitable pin, I.' This slide is fitted with a set-screw, J, by loosening or tightening which it is adjusted as required. To the ends of the lever G are attached the levers F F, by suitable pins K K, and are so placed that they cross each other under the plate L, which is attached to another slide,'M, upon the bar E, and is providedwith a set-screw, N, which is for the same purpose as the set-screwJ. By means ofthe slidesH and M, the gripe of the levers F may be lengthened or shortened, as occasion may require, to suit different sizes ofy boots. The arms or levers Fare provided with sharpened hooked points -for griping thesole of the boot. These points are shown at 0. The heel-plate is provided with a flange, P, and points R, to gripe or take hold of the front of the heel of the boot. S are pins by which the plate L is attached to the slide M, and are'so 'placed as to act as stops to prcventthe levers F from spreading too far.

flhc putting on of these skates is very simple. Place the points Oiagainstthe sole/of the boot, just back 'of the ball or broadest part of the boot. Then press the skate forward until the heel of the boot sets upon the heelplatc Cimmediately behind the flange P.v Then step iirmly'on the skate, andthe spring thereof` will cause the points R of the heel-plate to catch into the heel.

To take olf the skate, press it forward until pointsof the heel-plate are disengaged, when itwill immediately drop ed'. l

The appearance of this skate is elegant, and a pair of'them Suitable for a full-grown person should not weigh over one and one-quarter pound.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to`secure by Letters Patent, is-` 1. The construction of askate, inV substantially the .form` as' described, that the spring of the skate will cause it to be firmly attached to the boot of the wearer.

2. The' slides H and M, provided with set-screws J and N, the levers Gr and F, and plate L, when arranged 1 and operating substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the above-na1ned parts with the runner A, the heel-plate C, provided with the flange P and points R, and the bar E, when constructed and operating substantially as and for the purposes described.

RICHARD PoHL. Witness es M. G. PoHL, F. ScuULT. 

